Get Recognized for Your Achievement!

Calling all Gero Nurse Prep Grads!

We need your help! Provider magazine, published by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), the major associations for the long term and post-acute care industry, would like to honor nurses who have become board certified after completing Gero Nurse Prep. AHCA/NCAL would also like to recognize you in other print and online advertisements related to Gero Nurse Prep.

To take advantage of this opportunity for public recognition of your achievement, call Anji Wittman at 402-559-6565 by June 7!

Join the Discussion!

Hello Gero Nurse Prep Learners! We are having a great discussion in the Module 4 forum on non-pharmalogical pain control. I would love to see your thoughts on this topic! I am sure many of you have some great ideas that you can share. Maybe you can add to our thought about aromatherapy for pain? Log into GeroNursePrep.org and find us in the Module 4 forum (You can also add a comment on our Facebook page!). I hope to see you there! -Heidi-

New Interactive Features

We have added new interactive features!
• Certification exam test simulator! This 50 question simulator is designed to give you timed test practice just as it will be during your ANCC certification exam! The simulator in the End of Course Activities section, and is available when you are finished with all 10 modules, 4 milestones, end of course comprehensive posttest, and course evaluations. Remember, practice makes perfect! And in this case, practice makes confident, board-certified nurses!
• End of Course Forum! This is where you can share course tips, test experiences, and other nursing experiences with fellow Gero Nurse Prep students. We would love to know about your success with the ANCC certification exam and beyond! Help others to succeed by sharing your course experiences with us! Join the discussion!

NEW Discussion Boards

Discussion Board
New Interactive Feature! We have added an interactive student discussion board to each module! Start in the Introduction section with a meet and greet discussion board. Then, as you complete each module, visit the discussion board to share your ideas and learn new ideas from your peers around the globe! Start now! Join the discussion! Introduce Yourself (Click Here)

Dementia Care Conference

Heidi Keeler, Gero Nurse Prep faculty, is presenting a breakout session on how to increase quality of care in the long term setting at the annual Dementia Care Conference on March 22, 2013 in La Vista, NE. The conference is sponsored by the Midlands Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and will be attended by area experts, health care providers, facility administrators, and family interested in how to care for older adults with cognitive decline. Take a look at the following link to learn more about the conference: Dementia Care Confrence

A Forecast: Long Term And Post-Acute Care

As President Obama prepared to give his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, Provider asked Gov. Mark Parkinson, president and chief executive officer of the American Health Care Association, to draw upon his experience as both a long term care owner/operator, and as a former policymaker, to assess the state of long term and post-acute care today.

In this eight-minute video, Parkinson answers five questions from Managing Editor Meg LaPorte that frame the pressing issues facing the nation as they impact nursing homes.

From the impending cuts to Medicare rates, how providers are working to improve quality care, to what his organization is doing to avert further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding, Parkinson is pragmatic and succinct in his forecast as he forecasts the near future in his approach.

Source: www.providermagazine.com